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RCMP looking for Gibsons vehicle arsonist on a scooter

A security camera captured the scene and shows what looks like an electric scooter riding up to the scene and the suspect lighting an accelerant and throwing it at the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, said the police news release.
Coast Reporter

Sunshine Coast RCMP is looking into an SUV fire in Gibsons early Monday morning. 

RCMP and the Gibsons Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle fire in the 600 block of Industrial Way in Gibsons just before 2 a.m. May 23, said a police news release.

A security camera captured the scene and shows what looks like an electric scooter riding up to the scene and the suspect lighting an accelerant and throwing it at the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, said the release. This person may have suffered burns to their face and hands, said the release.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Sunshine Coast RCMP at 604-885-2266 or [email protected].